called it a national tragedy. the country s shameful secret, its failure to provide even basic care to the elderly during the pandemic . welcome, everyone. johnson & johnson s coronavirus vaccine will soon be shipped across the united states, following the food and drug administration clearing it for emergency use. it is the third covid vaccine to receive authorization in the u.s. and the first to require only a single dose. the federal government says it is ready to distribute up to 4 million doses immediately. most will go directly to the states and other local areas the rest will boost federal initiatives like the retail pharmacy program. two more steps remain before shots can start going into arms, though. the cdc s vaccine committee will meet in the coming hours to set guidelines for who should get it, then the agency s director must sign off. the single dose isn t the only advantage of the johnson & johnson vaccine. natasha chen reports on why else this is such a bi
live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all watching in the united states, canada, and around the world. i m kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. the u.s. vaccination effort is about to get a big boost thanks to the clearance of a third vaccine. johnson & johnson s single-dose shot has emergency authorization from the food and drug administration. saturday s decision allows distribution of some 4 million doses to get under way. here s what happens next. the cdc s vaccine committee meets today to set guidelines for who should get it. the agency s director will then have to give the final sign-off. that s expected either t shots t going into arms. we expect shots in arms this week. we know they have about 4 million doses on hand ready to go out. they ll start shipping those out we believe on monday. we should have those shots we think on wednesday. and shots in arms on thursday and friday. that s a big deal for our state and for americans everywhere. pr
the government is to try to make developers pay billions to help fix the cladding crisis. and the hopeful new cancer treatment that reprogrammes immune systems to fight disease. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, the first of the fa cup third round ties, as manchester city look to avoid a slip up at league two swindon town. good evening. the independent panel that advises the government on vaccines says it believes a fourth dose won t be needed for the moment to protect against severe covid disease. the uk health security agency believes the evidence suggests third jabs or boosters do continue to provide high protection. the news comes after a sharp rise in staff absences at nhs hospitals in england because of health workers contracting covid. the government says the nhs faces a rocky next few weeks. here s our health editor, hugh pym. as the booster roll out continued here in redcar, there was more positive news about its impact. a new study shows that, after th
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A rocky next few weeks. here s our health editor, hugh pym. as the booster roll out continued here in redcar, there was more positive news about its impact. a new study shows that, after three months, boosters still gave high levels of protection for older adults against severe disease caused by omicron, so officials say there is no immediate need forfourth jabs. in terms of protection against severe disease, being hospitalised, the programme has done very, very well. people aged 65 years and above have over 90% protection against being hospitalised. what do you think of the new rule to require vaccination? on a hospital visit, though, the health secretary was challenged by a doctor over mandatoryjabs for nhs staff. i would be dismissed if i don t have a vaccine. the science isn t strong enough.